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NATEF and AYES Merge to Form ASE Education Foundation

February 15, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

ASE Education Foundation

Effective January 1, 2018, the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF) and the Automotive Youth Educational Systems (AYES) have merged to become the ASE Education Foundation. “The new combined organization will take advantage of the extremely high ASE brand awareness among consumers, industry and education audiences. It will also provide clarity and simplification of message […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, ASE Education Foundation, Automotive Youth Education Systems, National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation

NFIB Reports Record Number of Small Business Owners Say it is Good Time to Expand

February 14, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

NFIB Small Business Optimism January 2018

Expansion reading sets a 45-year high in the National Federation of Independent Business  Optimism Index The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index jumped two points to 106.9 in January and set a record with the number of small business owners saying Now Is a Good Time to Expand, according to NFIB’s […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Small Business Optimism Index

Fenix Parts Confirms Receipt of Offer from Upstate Shredding

February 14, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fenix Parts, Inc. (Pink Sheets:FENX), the auto recycler, today confirmed that it has received an unsolicited, non-binding offer from Upstate Shredding, LLC to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Fenix Parts. The non-binding offer was received outside of the company’s previously announced strategic alternatives process, which is being managed by Stifel. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Fenix Parts

Universal Technical Institute Launches Free Summer Training Program for High School Juniors

February 14, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Universal Technical Institute (NYSE:UTI) is launching “Ignite,” a free summer program to train high school juniors in fundamental transportation technician skills including collision repair. Participating students receive intensive, hands-on training and are prepared for testing to receive UTI course credit once enrolled. Ignite will be offered at each of UTI’s 12 campuses nationwide. “There is […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Universal Technical Institute

Nagy’s Celebrates Grand Opening at New Orrville, Ohio Office and Estimating Center

February 14, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Nagy's Collision Orrville Ohio Grand Opening

Nagy’s Collision Centers recently announced it celebrated the grand opening of its new facility in Orrville, Ohio on Friday, February 2. The new center, located at 1793 North Main St., will house the company’s corporate offices, an Estimating Center and an Enterprise Rental Center. The grand opening event had over 130 guests attend the celebration, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Nagy's Collision Centers, Ohio, Openings

Collision Safety Consultants Adds 8 Locations

February 14, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Collision Safety Consultants logo

Collision Safety Consultants, the provider of diminished value and post collision repair inspections for consumers announced it has added eight new locations. According to Billy Walkowiak, founder and CEO of Collision Safety Consultants, they now have 12 locations in the U.S. and two international locations. The new locations include: Collision Safety Consultants Of Southern Arizona, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Safety Consultants, Network Affiliations

CAPA Certified Collision Repair Parts Program Grows 19% in 2017

February 13, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Adds six new manufacturers to program The Certified Automotive Parts Association (CAPA) reported that it saw across the board increases in the number of CAPA Certified parts available to the U.S. market during 2017.  Based on distribution of its unique yellow and blue CAPA Quality Seal, manufacturers have increased seal requests by 19 percent over […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Certified Automotive Parts Association, Non-OEM Parts

2018 Winter Olympic Athletes Sport Axalta Coatings

February 13, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Axalta Ski Coatings

Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) has worked behind the scenes to provide coatings that are designed to protect and beautify ski equipment at the Winter Olympics taking place in Pyeongchang County, South Korea. This is not the first time Axalta’s coatings have proved themselves at a global sporting event. Last year, many of the skiers at […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Axalta Coating Systems

Enterprise Foundation Donates $20 Million to Help Fight Hunger

February 13, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation has now donated $20 million to food banks around the world as part of one of the largest donations aimed at fighting hunger. The program, known as Fill Your Tank, is a companywide initiative launched in October 2016 to celebrate Enterprise’s 60th anniversary by providing a total of $60 million to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Donations, Enterprise Rent-A-Car

ASA Calls for Opposition to Missouri Anti-Vehicle Safety Inspection Legislation

February 12, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

According to the Automotive Service Association (ASA) on February 7, the Missouri House Transportation Committee held a hearing to address House Bill (HB) 1444 that would repeal Missouri’s vehicle safety inspection program. ASA opposes HB 1444 and encourages all interested parties in Missouri to visit the alerts section of TakingTheHill.com to contact their state representatives […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Service Association, legislation, Missouri, Safety Inspection

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